Pale turquoise

#88e2ea

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for pale turquoise, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Pale turquoise lands where green meets blue, light and strong. Light teals like this feel coastal and calm. Pair it with warm oranges for a complementary lift, or with deep navy for depth.

Pale turquoise color values

Every conversion for #88e2ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#88e2ea
RGB136, 226, 234
HSL185, 70%, 73%
HSV185, 42%, 92%
CMYK42%, 3%, 0%, 8%
Lab84.78, -24.91, -12.37
XYZ52.2, 65.57, 87.75
Decimal8970986
Web safe#99ccff
Pantone3105 C
Pantone3105 CHex#88e2eaRgb136 226 234Cmyk42 3 0 8Lab85 -25 -12Darker#22b4c1Deep#4bd3dfLighter#c7eff2

Shades of pale turquoise

Tints of pale turquoise

Colors that go with pale turquoise

Pale turquoise in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 42, 3, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #88e2ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
42 3 0 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
43 7 4 14
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Pale turquoise in css

Copy #88e2ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #88e2ea; }
.text { color: #88e2ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #88e2ea; }

How pale turquoise looks on light and dark

Pale turquoise and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #88e2ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.49:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
14.11:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #88e2ea against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Pale turquoise on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #88e2ea sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around pale turquoise? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn pale turquoise into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #88e2ea and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from pale turquoise, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #88e2ea come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.